Exact colors: red, teal, gold

Exact colors: red, teal, gold

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Jan 21 08 12:09 AM

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Hi. I've been looking through the posts on this forum and gradually building up the courage to tackle the costume (using a pattern I bought from
Roddenberry.com, which ironically was made by the very man who never kept his promise to make this costume for me), and I'm about ready to buy the fabric.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with command red, but am also thinking about sciences teal. I've seen plenty of images on the Internet, and of
course on my TV screen, but computer monitors are all different and can show the same color very differently. Are there some kind of universal color numbers
for the red and teal that could help me find just the right shade? Apologies if this info is already available on the site and I just haven't found it.

Maybe answering my own question, but I'd appreciate an expert opinion. "The Admirable" on the old message board, in speaking about the Nemesis
uniforms, wrote:
The department colour cuff stripes are Wright's 1/2" bias tape in these colours:

#084 berry
#046 gold
#466 light teal

Are these shades identical to those used in the early DS9/Voyager uniforms?

The department colour cuff stripes are Wright's 1/2" bias tape in these colours:

#084 berry
#046 gold
#466 light teal

I find it hard to believe that they would go out and find wrights bias tape in the exact colors. PLUS Wright's bias tape is too thin.. The FC
uniforms used the same spandex as the shirts..If you can dye fabric you can use these recipes

Hello! First time poster! Dying my wool for the Voy/DS9 department colors this afternoon. I've got the RIT dye recipes that you guys posted earlier in
the thread. Which method of dying do you recommend? Stove Top? Also, if you have any pointers on the ratio amount of fabric / amount of dye used as well as
the length of time spent dying. Just want to make sure I get the right shade. Also, do you all use vinegar or salt to increase the PH? What about hot water
and wool?

I recommend a combination of stove top and washing machine. fill machine with enough hot water to just cover the amount ofd fabric you are about to dye, no
more than two/three yards at once. Soak fabric in water then place in tub or clean sink. Add 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar to the washing machine and agitate
to mix with water.

Now place two cups of water in a small sauce pan then add your dye. Bring just to a simmer. Pour this into your machine and agitate for two minutes to properly
disperse the dye in the water. Add fabric and agitate until the fabric is slightly darker than the color you are looking for (wet fabric will appear darker
than it really is) then allow washing cycle to complete. Dry fabric and run a load through your washing machine with nothing but water/soap and an old towel to
clean out excess dye in wash barrel.

This method works well for the TOS fabric I make and the vinegar turns the RIT into an acid dye (thanks Raven!) which pushes the dye frmo the water into the
fabric in larger volume and much faster, so keep a close eye on your fabric. I reccomend testing a swatch of your fabric in the bath first to get a general
idea of how long to leave fabric agitating.

Niow here is a question for you guys... I have a fancy smancy front load washer... what option do I have to dye fabric? Yeah, not much I know, but just thought
I'd mention it as more and more manufacturers are heading down the front load route....